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One of the reasons the title Manager is now used for every Tom, Dick or Harry is A4C.
Estaes Officers have now become Operational Managers, Project Managers etc. The use of the word Manager gains points......

Assuming that everybody buys 30% more ventilators, have they taken into account that the anaesthetists, ITU/HDU nurses and all that operate them, will probably be reduced by 30% as well, due to swine flu, so who is going to look after ventilated patients?